08-Dec-2006
Letter says ART has no rights in the UK
07-Dec-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Portsmouth host warned-off using foreign satellite systems hits out because neighbouring Greene King managed pubs are still using them
Host claims FAPL targets small pubs
07-Dec-2006 By Iain O'Neil iain.oneil@william-reed.co.uk
A Portsmouth host who was warned-off using foreign satellite systems to screen football has hit out because neighbouring Greene King- managed pubs...
05-Dec-2006
A Coventry licensee has avoided prosecution for showing foreign satellite football after Media Protection Services offered no evidence against him....
Hoops hunt Red Devil scalps
16-Nov-2006 By Richard Ross
The UEFA Champions League takes centre stage once more. While many fans will be criss-crossing the Continent to watch their heroes in action, what is...
Judge tells FAPL to target the big fish
09-Nov-2006 By Iain O'Neil iain.oneil@william-reed.co.uk
A judge has called on the FA Premier League (FAPL) to stop prosecuting licensees and focus on the suppliers. District Judge Gillespie made his...
Premier League's inaction fuels licensees' confusion
09-Nov-2006 By James Wilmore
The FA Premier League's (FAPL's) failure to prosecute the suppliers of foreign satellite TV equipment is continuing to fuel confusion among...
Arsenal get the winter Blues
07-Nov-2006 By Richard Ross
Following their mid-week efforts on the European stage in the Champions League, Premiership giants Chelsea and Arsenal meet in the pick of the...
06-Nov-2006
Solicitor hits out at Sky and the FAPL for waiting until the "eleventh hour" to drop charges.
Reds on the comeback trail
02-Nov-2006 By Richard Ross
The theme of the next seven days is one of taking stock. On the football pitch the competitors in this weekend's featured Premiership matches have...
02-Nov-2006
Judge clears licensee then says go after "real villains".
Licensees face foreign satellite blitz
02-Nov-2006 By James Wilmore
Licensees who show Premiership football via foreign satellite systems face a national crackdown by police and trading standards officers. In an...
01-Nov-2006
Trading Standards officers in Blackburn have seized satellite equipment from four pubs accused of showing Premiership football using foreign TV...
Police seize foreign satellite equipment
01-Nov-2006 By James Wilmore
Police and trading standard officers this morning raided four pubs in Blackburn for screening Premiership football via foreign satellite systems.In...
19-Oct-2006 By Iain o'Neil
Two Portsmouth licensees who beat a prosecution for showing foreign satellite football last season have been caught in the act again. Derek Hopper,...
19-Oct-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Two Portsmouth licensees who beat a prosecution for showing foreign satellite football last season have been caught in the act again. Derek Hopper of...
05-Oct-2006
MA legal expert on the confusion surrounding foreign satellite football.
Four in chase for Uefa Cup
28-Sep-2006 By Richard Ross
A fantastic night of European football is in store tonight. The group stages of the Uefa Cup are just around the corner, and there's plenty of...
07-Sep-2006
Peter Coulson and a team of industry experts try to answer the "closed period" football screenings battle that's raging
07-Sep-2006 By Ewan Turney
The FA Premier League (FAPL) has dropped three more cases against licensees showing Premiership football using foreign satellite systems. Solicitor...
07-Sep-2006
An insurance company is offering to cover licensees showing Premiership football via foreign satellite systems. Legal costs360 Funding and Insurance...
Scottish licensee told to stop showing football
01-Sep-2006 By James Wilmore
A Scottish licensee has been instructed by a court to stop using foreign satellite equipment to screen Bank of Scotland Premier League matches.The...
Foreign satellite suppliers remain defiant against Premier League
31-Aug-2006 By James Wilmore
Suppliers of foreign satellite equipment have vowed to remain defiant in the face of mounting pressure from the FA Premier League (FAPL). The FAPL...
30-Aug-2006
The FA Premier League (FAPL) has dropped its case against another Portsmouth licensee for showing foreign satellite football.
23-Aug-2006 By Ewan Turney
Blackburn Rovers FC has blamed dwindling attendance figures on pubs using foreign satellite systems to screen closed-period games. Rovers chairman...
Blackburn pubs meet over foreign satellite broadcasts
23-Aug-2006 By James Wilmore
Licensees in Blackburn are today meeting with legal representatives to discuss whether to continue screening Premiership football via foreign...
15-Aug-2006
Several licensees come forward to ask MA to find out why their foreign satellite football cases have not been dropped.
09-Aug-2006 By Iain O'Neil
FAPL wants all foreign satellite channels to print warnings on the back of their smartcards NEW COMMENT
07-Aug-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Licensees warned not to install Arabic channel ART to show Premiership football after company prints warnings about its legality in the UK.
01-Aug-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Outstanding prosecutions dropped as Sky and Premier League look for 'fresh start' this season.
Football season preview
28-Jul-2006
Live football on TV will once again be dominated by Sky Sports with 43 Barclays Premiership games being screened over the first five months of the...
Watch out!
20-Jul-2006 By James Wilmore
The debate over foreign satellite systems is once again back on the radar.Earlier this month in Portsmouth, the FA Premier League (FAPL) and Media...
12-Jul-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Sky and the FA Premier League have dropped charges against three Portsmouth licensees who showed foreign satellite football in their pubs. Derek...
12-Jul-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Sky Sports and the FA Premier League have to decide whether to continue with prosecutions against three Portsmouth licensees today. The three, part...
Portsmouth licensees may escape fines over foreign broadcasts
05-Jul-2006 By James Wilmore
Three more Portsmouth licensees look likely to escape prosecution for showing Premiership football via a foreign satellite on the basis they were not...
04-Jul-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Sky and the FAPL are considering dropping charges against three Portsmouth licensees after suffering defeat in the courts again. Andrew Cornwall of...
Rulings boost Premier League's position
29-Jun-2006
The Premier League has claimed that two court rulings last week have bolstered its fight against foreign satellite operators. Sean Bennett, licensee...
29-Jun-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Confusion still reigns over the question of whether it is legal to use foreign satellite stations to show Premiership football in pubs. IAIN O'NEIL examines the issues
28-Jun-2006 By Iain O'Neil
After suffering a high profile defeat in the courts yesterday Media Protection Services has today succesfully prosecuted a Lanchashire licensee for...
Premier League claiming victory in latest case
27-Jun-2006
The Premier League is claiming a legal victory in the case of a Portsmouth licensee who was found not guilty of breaching copyright laws. Karen...
27-Jun-2006 By Iain O'Neil
A Portsmouth licensee walks free from court after judge says she had not acted dishonestly in showing Premiership football via a foreign satellite system.
22-Jun-2006
All Party Parliamentary Beer Group chairman John Grogan has called for a further competition probe into Sky's market dominance of Premiership soccer...
14-Jun-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Judge calls for more time to consider evidence in foreign satellite football case
My Shout - John Grogan MP
18-May-2006
John Grogan argues that the competition authorities should scrutinise the latest Premier League deal in relation to pubs
Pubs will get Setanta games as part of Sky package
09-May-2006
This announcement follows last week's award by the FA Premier League of 92 live matches per season to Sky and 46 live matches per season to Irish...
What the Sunday papers said
07-May-2006
Having seen off a £4.6bn bid from R20 last week, managed pub and bar group Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is considering snapping up Whitbread's...
04-May-2006 By Iain O'Neil
The FA Premier League says it will go after foreign satellite suppliers in its bid to cut out closed-period screening of Premiership football. Dan...
04-May-2006 By John Harrington
The FA Premier League has held a summit meeting with trade bodies as it bids to stamp out illegal football screening in pubs. The meeting, at Premier...
Screening sports: Race you!
03-May-2006
It'll take more than the World Cup to pay for your big screen. Wesley Yin-Poole puts his money on racing.Horse racing, previously considered by many...
02-May-2006 By John Harrington
The trade is hopeful the cost of screening live Premiership football could fall as the FA Premier League hands out its packages for 2007. Sky secured...
